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A Slow Change of Heart

Chapter three: I Am What I Am

Melissa woke to the sight of a large roof, one unrecognizable. 'This is so not my room.' Then it hit her, school, faeries, Isioma, kidnapping, weird man, weird lady, gorgeous man, freedom, revelation.

'I'm not human, but I look in the mirror and I see a human. I need coffee.'

Melissa got up and went to the bathroom located left from the big king size plushy bed. The BPRD provided her with clothes and toiletries to survive the morning. ' Gotta love sweats' After changing and leaving the shoes Melissa walked out the room to head to the cafeteria she became acquainted with the day before.

'Gone for a week and all I lost was five pounds leaving me still 5'1 and 120 pounds, damn my body.'

Melissa put her I-pod on and listened to one of her most favorite singers.

"L is for the way you look at me

O is for the only one I see

V is very very extraordinary

E is even more than anyone that you adore can"

Singing as she entered the cafeteria Melissa filled her plate with food, found a seat, and ate till her hearts content, still listening to Frank Sinatra.

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"Are you sure the girls seventeen, she looks twelve." Hellboy opinionated while walking towards the cafeteria holding one of his sons.

Hellboy and Liz finally decide the babies were ready to be in a room with other people. Abraham and Nuala came as well to eat and help out with the twins aka the destructive duo.

As the entered the room the girls took the babies to find a table as Hellboy and Abe went to get food for the four of them.

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"Do you mind if we sit here."

Liz asked while one of the twins pulled out her headphones along with pulling some of her hair.

"Ouch, yeah, just let go." Melissa said while trying to get her hair and headphone back.

"Sorry he likes hair." Liz apologized while sitting down next to her. "What you listening to."

"Frank Sinatra."

"Interesting."

The boys arrived with the food and they sat and ate. The conversed about previous missions and asked Melissa about living in Connecticut when Dr. Krauss appeared besides the table.

"My dear child, we would like to speak with you on a very important matter. All of you will be required to be in the library in a half hour, good day to you all." and with that he left as quickly as he appeared.

"Wonder what its about." Liz said while thinking what it could be about.

"Who knows babe."

"Don't call be babe Red."

(½ later)

Melissa stood against the table in the room as Manning began talking.

"It seems you have the ability to heal."

"Yes."

"Well good, you seem to be very intelligent, a senior, in top 10% of your class on Kolbe Cathedral, lots of service hours, some in another country, an older brother, live with your parents in Connecticut, it seems you will be attending St. Johns in Queens, New York, and you have had two years of martial arts." Manning listed off as he read from a file.

"Yeah, can you please stop reading about me, its freaky."

"Well, I'll get straight to the point, we want you to join the BPRD as a healer for the field and after a bit more training as an agent."

"No"

"Why?"

"I need to finish high school then go to college to get into medical school to become a neurosurgeon."

"That is negotiable."

After a short pause for some thinking Melissa responded,

"Only if you meet my demands."

"And they are?"

"You pay off my parents loan for the house and he job, buy my brother a house of his choosing in Tennessee for his family, stop taxing them as well as my friend Brittany, finish paying for Kolbe and pay for both college and medical school, which means I have to finish them all."

"That is a high demand."

"You want me to work for you then you have to take care of my family and friend who needs the help, be happy I didn't ask something for my other best friend Shakayia, but her father's rich, she's fine."

After some more thinking "Done, but Dr. Krauss will finish your lessons for high school."

"As long as I still walk for graduation, then fine."

And they shook on it.

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Nuada sat still on the floor, meditating for a change, allowing his body a time to relax and heal.

"Brother?"

"Yes Nuala."

Nuada stood and approached his sister until he was close enough to raise his hand and place his palm against her cheek in an overly loving way. Nuala turned her head away from his hand and spoke towards the wall, looking anywhere but his face and eyes.

"The young girl has decided to join, she will be the healer for the team on the field"

Nuada pulled his hand back in anger and turned walking away from his sister.

"That revolting mutt will be staying, she should be bled dry for what she is." Nuada spoke with such hate his sister shrink back as if she was struck.

"Brother she is just a child, I have seen her mind, some darkness lies there yes, but she still holds much ignorance and innocence, her soul is still pure, and she is not hallow as you presume all humans, give her a chance."

"I would rather kill her than give her a chance."

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Melissa approached the room with a tray of food, lunch, since it seems that Nuada is not allowed to leave his room, his prison, unless a mission occurs. As she waited for the door to open from her print Melissa heard voices speaking in a language she could not understand.

"Lunch is here." Melissa said as if she heard nothing.

"Hello child, you can place it on the table over there." Nuala pointed to the table as Nuada looked at her with a look that seemed could melt her bones. Melissa went and placed the food on the table and turned to leave when she quickly turned to Nuala.

"Nuala, honey, please don't call me child, I have too many cousins who treat me as if I was a baby and I have too much wisdom and maturity to be called a child."

Nuala smiled "If you wish Melissa."

"Call me Meli."

"As you wish."

Melissa walked out the room to leave the sibling to their bickering she presumed.

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Melissa sat on a doctors table waiting for the physical and blood testing to be over.

"Mhmm, I cannot identify your blood to that of any fae blood."

"It could be because I'm human."

"No it doesn't identify with that either."

"Yes it does, I have had blood tests all my life and it all seemed human to them. You are trying to see something that's not there, I am what I am. Human and nothing more, stop trying to find something that isn't there." And with that Melissa finished dressing and left the room.


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